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Man arrested for cold case murder

A Jacksonville man has been arrested as a suspect in the 2007 unsolved murder case of Clark Edwin McWhorter.

St. Johns County Sherrif’s Office deputies arrested Phillip Carl Pomper, 34, of 2533 Tempo Drive, Jacksonville, early this morning, according to a news release.

Pomper told police he was involved in McWhorter’s death.On Jan. 28, 2007, McWhorter’s body was found on Coastal Highway in Guana State Park, now called the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve.

His death was first ruled a hit-and-run accident, but an autopsy later revealed he died from a single gunshot wound.

Detectives believe the murder was random and unprovoked, the release sad, and they are not looking for additional suspects.

Pomper has been charged with first degree murder. He is currently in the Duval County Jail.